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Gordon E. Legge

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Object Recognition and Spatial Navigation in Normal and Low Vision

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1. Spatial Navigation

Giudice, N.A., Bakdash, J.,  Legge, G.E. & Roy, R. (2010). Spatial learning and navigation using a virtual verbal display. ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, 7, 3:1 – 3:19. (pdf)

Kalia, A.A., Legge, G.E., Roy ,R. & Ogale, A. (2010). Assessment of indoor route finding technology for visually-impaired people. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 104, 135-147. (pdf)

Giudice, N.A. & Legge, G.E. (2008). Blind navigation and the role of technology.  In The Engineering Handbook of Smart Technology for Aging, Disability and Independence, A. Helal, M. Mokhtari and B. Abdulrazak, Editors, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471711551, Computer Engineering Series. (pdf)

Kalia, A.A., Legge, G.E. & Giudice, N.A. (2008). Learning building layouts with non-geometric visual information: The effects of visual impairment and age. Perception 37, 1677-1699. (pdf)

Giudice, N.A., Bakdash, J., & Legge, G.E. (2007). Wayfinding with words: spatial learning and navigation using dynamically updated verbal descriptions. Psychological Research. 71: 347-358. (pdf)

Kallie, C.S., Schrater, P.R., & Legge, G.E. (2007). Variability in Stepping Direction Explains the Veering Behavior of Blind Walkers. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance . 33(1), 183-200. (pdf)

Stankiewicz, B.J., Legge, G.E., Mansfield , J.S., & Schlicht, E.J. (2006). Lost in virtual space: studies in human and ideal spatial navigation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 32 , 688-704. (pdf)

Mason, S.J., Legge, G.E. & Kallie, C.S. (2005). Variability in the length and frequency of steps of sighted and visually impaired walkers. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 99, 741-754. (pdf)


Tjan, B.S., Beckmann, P.J., Roy, R., Giudice, N., & Legge, G.E. (2005). Digital sign system for indoor wayfinding for the visually impaired. Computer Vision Applications for the Visually Impaired (CVAVI05) Proceedings of a Workshop, part of Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR'05). San Diego, CA. (pdf)

2. Object Recognition


Brady, M. & Legge, G.E. (2009). Camera calibration for natural image studies and vision research. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 26, 30-42. (pdf)

Braje, W.L, Legge, G.E., & Kersten, D. (2000). Invariant recognition of natural objects in the presence of shadows. Perception, 29, 383-398. (pdf)

Tjan, B.S. & Legge, G.E. (1998). The viewpoint complexity of an object recognition task. Vision Research, 38 , 2335-2350. (pdf)

Braje, W.L., Tjan, B.S., & Legge, G.E. (1995). Human efficiency for recognizing and detecting low-pass filtered objects. Vision Research, 35 , 2955-2966. (pdf)

Tjan B.S., Braje, W.L., Legge, G.E., & Kersten, D. (1995). Human efficiency for recognizing 3-D objects in luminance noise. Vision Research, 35, 3053-3069. (pdf)

Wurm L.H., Legge, G.E., Isenberg, L.M., & Luebker, A. (1993). Color improves object recognition in normal and low vision. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 19, 899-911. (pdf)

3. 3D Depth and Direction

Jobling, J.T., Mansfield, J.S., Legge, G.E., & Menge, M.H. (1997). Motion parallax: Effects of blur, contrast, and field size in normal and low vision. Perception, 26, 1529-1538.

Mansfield, J.S. & Legge, G.E. (1997). Binocular visual direction, the cyclopean eye, and vergence: Reply to Banks, van Ee and Backus. Vision Research, 37, 1610-1613.

Mansfield, J.S. & Legge, G.E. (1996). Binocular computation of visual direction. Vision Research, 36, 27-41. (pdf)

McKee, S.P., Bravo, M.J., Smallman, H.S., & Legge, G.E. (1995). The "uniqueness constraint" and binocular masking. Perception , 24, 49-65.

Zimmerman, G.L., Legge, G.E., & Cavanagh, P. (1995). Pictorial depth cues: A new slant. Journal of the Optical Society of America, A12, 17-26. (pdf)

McKee, S.P., Bravo, M.J., Taylor, D.G., & Legge, G.E. (1994). Stereo matching precedes dichoptic masking. Vision Research, 34, 1047-1060. (abstract)

Legge, G.E. & Gu, Y. (1989). Stereopsis and contrast. Vision Research 29, 989-1004.

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